Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical in Western Asia
Western Asia: Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical was 91.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical in Western Asia, 2012–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical in Western Asia is 91.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical in Western Asia peaked at 92.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.4%, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 86.4% | — |
| 2013 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 90.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 91.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 92.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 91.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.3% | 86.4% | 90.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 91.1% | 92.6% | 5 |
More education data for Western Asia
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.4% (2022)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 28.6% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.9801 ratio (2022)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 49.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 98.5% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.02 ratio (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 96.4% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 98.7% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 99.3% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 96.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical in Western Asia?
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical in Western Asia was 91.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4% in 2012.
- How does Western Asia rank for proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical?
- Western Asia ranks 6th out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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